Bottle case or crate.



S. BECKER. BOTTLE OASE 0R GRATE.

PrLxoA'noN FILED Nov.za.1so7.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

v www SIMON BECKER, OF SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA.

BOTTLE CASE OR CRATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

Application filed November 25, 1907. Serial No. 403,788.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMON BECKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Spartanburg, in the county of Spartanburg and State of SouthCarolina, have invented a new and useful Bottle Case or Crate, of whichthe following is a specilication.

This invention has relation to cases or crates for holding bottles andsimilar fragile vessels or articles and it consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement of its parts as hereinafter shown anddescribed.

The object of the invention is to provide a case or crate of novelconstruction the parts of which are substantially assembled and whichare so disposed as to ett'ectually cushion or resilieutly supportbottles or like are ticles in such manner as to prevent the botties fromcoming in contact with each other and to prevent the same from breakingas a consequence of being subjected to jar or rough handling.

The crate or case consists primarily of a series of wooden posts whichare spaced at suitable intervals apart upon the bottom of the case andsecured thereto by means of nails or other securing devices passingthrough the bottoni of the case. The lower portions of the said postsare provided with grooves which receive the ends of sheet metalpartitions. The upper ends of the posts are provided with cruciformgrooves which receive the intersecting portions of a wire fabric or meshand securing devices are providedI for holding the intersecting portionsof the said fabric in position upon the ends of the posts.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure l is a top plan view of the case orcrate. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a portion of the same andFig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the posts with attaching parts.

The case or crate consists of the long sides l the short sides 2 and thebottom The wooden posts el are arranged at suitable intervals upon thebottom 3 and are secured thereto by means of the nails 5 or othersecuring devices which pass transversely through the bottom 3 and enterthe lower ends of the post. Some of the posts s are cut in half and arearranged against the sides l and 2 of the crate as at et while otherposts are quartered and are arranged in the corners of the sides l and 2as at 4:". The

sides of the posts l and l are provided with the vertically disposedgrooves G which receive the ends of the sheet metal partitions T. Theupper portions of the corners of the posts are chamfered as at S and theupper ends of the posts 1l are provided with cruciform grooves 9. Theupper ends of the posts et are grooved as at l0 while the upper ends ofthe posts et are preferably devoid of grooves. A wire netting or fabricis formed by the intersecting wires 1l, the points of intersection ofwhich lie in the cruciform grooves 9 at the upper ends of the posts iand are held together by solder l2 and are held within the said groovesby means of the staples 13 which straddle the intersecting wires andhave their legs driven in the upper ends of the said posts. The endportions of the wires ll lie in the grooves lo of the posts el and areheld therein by means of the staples 14 which are preferably driven intothe sides l and 2 of the crate. rl`he eX- tremities of the wires l1 areup Yardly bent as at l5 and lie against the inner surfaces of the sidesl and Q of the crate. The spaces between the posts and in the fabricformed by the wires ll are adapted to receive the bottles le or similararticles. The wires ll hold the upper ends of the said posts in properpositions but permit of slight lateral movement of the upper portions ofthe posts by reason of their ductile or resilient qualities. The sidesof the bottle 1G are adapted to engage the corners of the lower portionsof the posts which are preferably made of wood and the said corners havea tendency to cushion the bottles to prevent breakage thereof. Thechamfered ends S increase the area of space between the upper ends ofthe posts whereby the bottles may be more readily inserted in positionbetween the posts. The staples 13 are preferably arranged at rightangles to each other in rows lengthwise of the case so that the saidstaples are not` liable to pull out when the case is lilled with bottlesand is turned up on either end. Thus a substantial structure is providedand the bottles so spaced apart that they cannot come in contact witheach other and are effectually cushioned toward all of the sides of thecase which may be subjected to severe jar or rough handling without theliability of breaking the bottles.

Having thus described my invention, what and spanning the crossed Wires,and partitions held in the said grooves.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing 35 as my own, I have heretoaiiixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

SIMON BECKER.

i' and end Walls, staples driven into the posts Iitnesses N. L. BENNETT,Jr., M. F. TRIMMILL.

